Toronto: CAMH Centre for Prevention Science. 2 Pepler, D. & Craig, W. (2000). Making a difference in bullying (Repor
BEYOND THE HURT:
Prevent bullying to create a safe environment for children and youth Respect Education, a program of the Canadian Red Cross, offers the Beyond The Hurt (BTH) bullying prevention resource. BTH can help your organization create a safe, bullying-free, healthy environment for children and youth.
BTH offers effective education, customized support and a self-sustaining delivery model. Through BTH’s activities, videos and discussions, youth and adults will learn: The dynamics and effects of bullying, harassment and discrimination How youth can use their personal power to resolve and prevent these problems How to find and use resources to respond to bullying and harassment, including cyberbullying. The BTH delivery model is adaptable to your needs:
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the bth facilitator training model
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OPTION 1: The Facilitator Training Model allows you to reach a broad audience at a low cost:
a Through a 2-day workshop, a Red Cross Trainer equips teachers or adults who work with youth to be Prevention Educators, ready with tools and techniques to train Youth Facilitators. b The Prevention Educator offers a 2-day Youth Facilitator Training Workshop to selected youth. c These certified Youth Facilitators offer 3-hour workshops to peers in their own schools and communities. OPTION 2: A Red Cross Trainer offers a two-day Youth Facilitator Training workshop to selected youth. OPTION 3: A 3-hour adult workshop, online or in person, equips participants with the basics on bullying prevention and response. Respect Education is a nationally recognized, award-winning service that has reached more than 5 million Canadian children, youth and community leaders. Learn more at www.redcross.ca/respecteducation. For more information on Respect Education’s resources, including workshop formats and price points, contact your local Red Cross office.
“It was exciting seeing kids participate in classes and I think the message came stronger from a group of kids themselves.”
— Participant, age 15
Wolfe, D.A. & Chiodo, D. (2000). Sexual harassment and related behaviors reported among youth from Grade 9 to Grade 11. Toronto: CAMH Centre for Prevention Science. 2 Pepler, D. & Craig, W. (2000). Making a difference in bullying (Report #60). Ontario: LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution and Queen’s University.
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why do you need to prevent bullying? here are the facts: Victims of harassment report a loss of interest in school activities, more absenteeism, lower-quality schoolwork, lower grades, and more skipping/dropping classes, tardiness and truancy.1 71% of teachers say they usually intervene with bullying problems; but only 25% of students say that teachers intervene.2 Over 80% of the time, bullying happens with peers around— and 57% of the time, bullying stops within 10 seconds when a bystander steps in.1
